Grief

/ɡɹiːf/

The meaning and definition of Grief, with examples, synonyms, and a word game to make it stick.

Definition

noun
  1. Pain of mind arising from misfortune, significant personal loss, bereavement, misconduct of oneself or others, etc.; sorrow; sadness.
    “She was worn out from so much grief.”
  2. Cause or instance of sorrow or pain; that which afflicts or distresses; trial.
verb
  1. To deliberately harass and annoy or cause grief to other players of a game in order to interfere with their enjoyment of it; especially, to do this as one’s primary activity in the game.

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Origin

From Middle English greef.

Source: Etymological Wordnet (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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